AP Rankings - Michigan up to #14
UM moves up to #14 in both the coaches and AP poll. Full rankings:
1 Alabama (4-0)
2 Georgia (4-0)
3 Oregon (4-0)
4 Penn State (4-0)
5 Iowa (4-0)
6 Oklahoma (4-0)
7 Cincinnati (3-0)
8 Arkansas (4-0)
9 Notre Dame (4-0)
10 Florida (3-1)
11 Ohio State (3-1)
12 Ole Miss (3-0)
13 Brigham Young (4-0)
14 Michigan (4-0)
15 Texas A&M (3-1)
16 Coastal Carolina (4-0)
17 Michigan State (4-0)
18 Fresno State (4-1)
19 Oklahoma State (4-0)
20 UCLA (3-1)
21 Baylor (4-0)
22 Auburn (3-1)
23 North Carolina State (3-1)
24 Wake Forest (4-0)
25 Clemson (2-2)
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
September 26th, 2021 at 2:09 PM ^
Others receiving votes: Texas 131, Maryland 91, San Diego State 57, Boston College 55, SMU 44, Kentucky 26, Iowa State 25, LSU 24, Arizona State 23, Virginia Tech 20, Wisconsin 13, Rutgers 6, Kansas State 5, UTSA 4, Oregon State 4, Louisville 3, North Carolina 1
Rutgers is receiving votes for the first time since October 12, 2014!
September 26th, 2021 at 4:13 PM ^
So every team in the b10 east is in the top 35 with 4 in the top 17
September 26th, 2021 at 5:27 PM ^
Did you forget Indiana? I did not see them listed.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:17 PM ^
Five. Iowa is in there at #5
September 26th, 2021 at 2:15 PM ^
Love when they vote before they see the second half.
edit: Someone need a hug? AP voters on the blog today? Tough crowd.
September 26th, 2021 at 2:27 PM ^
Did we look like shit in the second half? Absolutely. Did we still beat an under appreciated Rutgers team to be 4-0 and did a lot of other teams get upset? Absolutely.
September 26th, 2021 at 2:37 PM ^
I would say the overall point is we are not the 14th ranked team in the nation.
Yes, this is a win and survive year, but there are now major questions in all 3 phases of the offense (run, pass, and play calling), which is not usual with the 14th ranked team.
But, as always, I’ll take the win and Go Blue! (For the record, I would have us top 25, but not top 20)
September 26th, 2021 at 2:54 PM ^
Tell us you haven't watched other top 20 teams without telling us you haven't watched other top 20 teams. Rankings aren't objective. People ranked above UM lost. UM won. End of story. Doesn't mean UM will/won't lose next week or any other week for that matter.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:14 PM ^
Name the last time a 14th ranked team that is 4-0 and is a 4 point dog to a 2-2 team on the road. I’ll wait.
This isn’t me not being excited for 4-0 and winning a game we looked awful in for the whole second half. This is everyone saying relax and we will believe we are a good team once we do something that is note worthy.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:53 PM ^
That 2-2 team lost to the #4 and #9 teams, and is playing at home.
In their loss against #4 Penn State, they outgained the Penn State significantly, but a -3 turnover margin doomed them. They still only lost by six points.
Similarly, in their loss against #9 Notre Dame, they outgained Notre Dame significantly, but a -4 turnover margin doomed them again. Wisconsin actually led 13-10 in the fourth quarter, the game was much closer than the final score.
September 26th, 2021 at 4:02 PM ^
They were 4-0? Are people really going to stand there and say Michigan is the 14th best team? Is this really that objectionable what I am saying?
September 26th, 2021 at 4:10 PM ^
Who behind them has, objectionably, looked better? Michigan is certainly a team with room to improve and has flaws, but the same can be said for A LOT of teams.
September 26th, 2021 at 4:30 PM ^
Exactly! So is someone saying they aren’t the top 14 team really wrong? It’s a fairly mild take.
September 26th, 2021 at 6:30 PM ^
So then name 14 teams objectionably better currently. For you to say they’re not a top 14 team, you must have an idea who is.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:19 PM ^
He doesn’t. It’s a lot easier to bitch and whine if you don’t have to come up with actual solutions or even legitimate arguments to the contrary
September 26th, 2021 at 3:07 PM ^
We’re 4-0, have outscored our opposition 161-47 while never trailing, and said opposition is 10-2 when not playing us. That sounds like a description of a top 15 team.
If we aren’t, what 15 teams are you going to pick ahead of us?
September 26th, 2021 at 3:11 PM ^
Ones that don't have obvious flaws like, um, well, Bama obviously. Oregon probably. And...PSU if the Cliffordsaince is real?
September 26th, 2021 at 4:01 PM ^
+1 for Cliffordsaince!
September 26th, 2021 at 3:18 PM ^
Clemson, North Carolina, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Texas, Florida, USC, UCLA, Texas A&M, these are all good teams who have lost this year. There are NO perfect teams this year (even Alabama). There are very few teams who can't really complain about how the season has gone (Penn State, Alabama, Oregon, NC State would be some). There are not 15 great teams, but we are 4-0, never trailed, mostly dominated and still have zero turnovers on offense, which is absurd.
We are not perfect. No team is. Wisconsin is tough but beatable. We've literally had 1 bad half of football against a good team where our faults were mostly self-inflicted (Cade being subpar after being hit, freshmen LB's being freshmen, Gattis turtling like a mofo). All of that can and likely will be better next week. People need to chill.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:21 PM ^
So you are confident we beat all of the following teams: Clemson, UCLA, T A&M, Mich St, Auburn, Baylor, Wisconsin, LSU?
We are gonna find out about 2 of those teams that are behind us in the next few weeks. I really think there are about 20 teams that are average enough to be at that 15 spot, and we are just one of those teams.
Man, I hope everyone is this confident after another close win that we under preform in.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:32 PM ^
Clemson can't score, UCLA is OK but not great, A&M stinks, MSU I dunno yet, Auburn stinks, Wisconsin's offense is awful, LSU is soft. Baylor might be good.
September 26th, 2021 at 4:00 PM ^
So you are taking Michigan over all of them, or a few of them? So you don’t think Michigan is the top 14 team either, ok thanks for agreeing.
I mean, this wasn’t that complicated, we are all thinking the same thing.
September 26th, 2021 at 4:02 PM ^
I don't know. Definitive statements in week 4 of college football are stupid.
September 26th, 2021 at 5:14 PM ^
Auburn stinks? Texas A&M stinks?
September 26th, 2021 at 5:36 PM ^
I don't know I would say that either of them "stink". Both teams however have underperformed significantly against their ranking. A&M bumbled their way to a hideous 7-3 win over Colorado.. who is not good, and just got stomped by Arkansas yesterday (Arkansas is an impressive team, btw). Auburn is a tough team full of athletes, but they are very limited in what they can do offensively. To me they look like a poorer coached version of Michigan.
I agree the second half of the Rutgers game leaves a bad taste, but when you look at the totality of the season, Michigan has earned a higher ranking at this point of the season than both of those teams.
September 26th, 2021 at 10:04 PM ^
Auburn does, indeed, stink. PSU is way overrated.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:51 PM ^
Maybe I dunno about MSU but Nebraska had 26 first downs to 12 for MSU. MSU won on special teams. Maybe Nebraska is better than advertised (they looked pretty good) but MSU did not control that game. A bad punt and one bad throw gave MSU the game. (MSU also had no first downs in the second half.)
September 26th, 2021 at 9:26 PM ^
*MSU had no first downs and 14 yards of total offense in the second half.
if anyone is questioning Michigan doe to their second half but pointing to MSU as someone we will have trouble beating, I don’t know what to tell them
September 26th, 2021 at 4:02 PM ^
IIRC, we are 4-0 without ever trailing in the games since 1973. Interesting stat I saw flash on the TV during the broadcast.
September 26th, 2021 at 7:14 PM ^
This right here.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:50 PM ^
Show me 20 teams with better talent and a better resume than us at this point. I’ll wait.
For fuck’s sake people, we had a shitty half of football and that performance may or may not be indicative of what we’ll see the rest of the year. It doesn’t exactly bode well, but football is weird and what you get one week doesn’t necessarily mean you can expect the same in the future. but a good chunk of you need to get a fucking grip; my 7 year old has more mental toughness and deals with adversity better than a lot of ‘adults’ who post here
September 26th, 2021 at 6:48 PM ^
Couldn't agree more. How many times have we seen Michigan lose games like this? Winning means a lot.
September 26th, 2021 at 6:49 PM ^
Under appreciated ? Michigan is overrated. Michigan made Rutgers offense look unstoppable and their defense #1 in the country without their top CB. Michigan is about to get flattened by Wisconsin. But Harbaugh will say they played hard.
September 26th, 2021 at 2:15 PM ^
Some good games next week b/w ranked teams:
Georgia v Arkansas
Cincy v ND
Oklahoma v KSU
Bama v Ole Miss
and of course
Mich v Wiscy
September 26th, 2021 at 2:35 PM ^
Give me Georgia - Cincy - K State - Bama - Michigan
Would love to see Arkansas and Ole Miss win and then drop about 3 games each. Cincy looks good this year and Notre Dame is weak. Oklahoma has the talent to beat K State, but K State usually plays well in these kinds of games and ends up winning.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:09 PM ^
Maryland @ #5 Iowa is going to be interesting.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:13 PM ^
I think it's odd that Maryland isn't ranked near the bottom of the top 25 (21-20 range). They beat WVU, same as Oklahoma did last night when they escaped on a last second field goal. Maryland, on the other hand, beat WVU by six and had a significant yardage advantage. Oklahoma didn't really control their WVU game the way Maryland did.
Beyond that, Maryland's second best win is Illinois while Oklahoma's is Nebraska. Both were close, embarrassing victories. We know definitively that Illinois is better than Nebraska; that's been decided on the field. So, again, I don't see how Maryland isn't worthy of a top 25 ranking while Oklahoma is in the top 10.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:30 PM ^
They’re receiving the second most votes of those out of the top 25, so they’re 27th in the country. That may give them enough of a chip on their shoulder to have a good game on Friday.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:31 PM ^
Oklahoma absolutely seems like they are living on borrowed time. They look vulnerable every game.
September 26th, 2021 at 10:52 PM ^
It’s Iowa @ Maryland, and it’s Friday night. Definitely potential for weirdness. Both undefeated, tight point spread, a rare great Friday game.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:09 PM ^
Rutgers vs. OSU
September 26th, 2021 at 3:26 PM ^
Spray tan my face and pomade my hair for that one.
September 26th, 2021 at 4:34 PM ^
I still think Rutgers is going to be a 8 win team. If they give osu a tough time, our win against them is going to look better and better.
September 26th, 2021 at 5:04 PM ^
If Rutgers beat anyone in B1G East that is a big deal. Even MD looks like a good team.
September 26th, 2021 at 5:19 PM ^
Right now, and even before we barely won, I had Rutgers beating Michigan State, Maryland, and Indiana. Northwestern, Illinois are going to be easy wins for them, and even Wisconsin at this point. A Schiano coached Rutgers is way better than an Ash coached Rutgers
September 26th, 2021 at 3:35 PM ^
My question is how do you find the time to make all these gifs of yourself?
September 26th, 2021 at 2:33 PM ^
If you told me in July that we would be 4-0, never trail a team in points, and ranked 14 heading into UW... I'd have slapped my mama.
September 26th, 2021 at 3:04 PM ^
Further, there aren’t any dominant cohorts who should be too 15. OU is going to stay in but looks bad. MSU took down that Miami then shit the bed versus Nebraska’s mom. Does Texas AM look good? NC state?
i think it would be of interest to consider that the product of college football is in decline. Don’t know why. Economic change? Change in parental outlook toward head injuries. The coaching staff not having control as bear Bryant did at his stops in coaching? Fans losing interest? Commercials too long? Only asking questions but would love to hear opinions. All of football feels squishy.